Person:Edward Gorton (2)

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Edward Gorton
b.18 May 1698 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
d.Bef 12 Jun 1786
Parents and Siblings
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m. 9 May 1695
  1. Ann Gorton1695/96 -
  2. Edward Gorton1698 - Bef 1786
  3. Margaret Gorton1701 -
  4. Sarah Gorton
  5. Samuel Gorton1705/06 -
  6. William Gorton1708 - 1789
  7. Elizabeth Gorton1709 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 9 Mar 1720/21
  1. Freelove Gorton1722 - 1803
  2. Sarah Gorton1724 - Aft 1786
  3. John Gorton1726 - Bef 1784
  4. Hannah Gorton1729 - Aft 1784
  5. Caleb Gorton1731 - Bef 1739
  6. Edward Gorton1734 - Bef 1779
  7. Caleb Gorton1738/39 -
  8. Anna Gorton
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Facts and Events
Name Edward Gorton
Gender Male
Birth[1] 18 May 1698 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage 9 Mar 1720/21 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United Statesto Hannah Matteson
Will[2] 8 Mar 1784 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Death[2] Bef 12 Jun 1786 Will proved


BIOGRAPHY: The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton The Founders and the Founding of the Republic Philadelphia 1907 Page 179 Edward Gorton (Samuel 3, John 2, Samuel 1), born at Warwick, May 18, 1698, married, March 9, 1720, Hannah Matteson, daughter of Zachariah and first wife, Sarah, and granddaughter of James and Hannah (Field) Matteson, of Providence. This name is also written Mathewson. Hannah was the great-granddaughter of John Field, of Providence. Zachariah's second wife was Joanna Eddy, by whom he had no children. Among the old lists of proprietors, early inhabitants of town of Warwick, is on entitled "A List of ye Draft of ye Last Division Drawn May ye 21st 1748," in which Edward Gorton appears as present owner of the property originally owned by John Gorton. Edward lived on the west side of what was and is now known as Gorton pond. He died in 1786. His will, March 8, 1784, proved June 12, 1786, mentions wife, Hannah, daughters, Freelove, Jerauld (Wife of duty), Sarah Stafford (wife of Stuckley), Hannah Greene, Anna (Anne) Rice (Wife of Job), son, Caleb.

References
  1. ↑ Warwick Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
    163.

    GORTON, Edward, of Samuel and Elizabeth, [born] May 18, 1698.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records
    [1].

    Daughters: Freelove Jerauld, Sarah Stafford, Hannah Greene, Anna Rice.
    Son Caleb.

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